Swallows and Amazons Competition
To celebrate the new “Swallows and Amazons” film opening in cinemas on 19th August, we’re giving you the chance to win a pile of Swallows and Amazons goodies (pictured), courtesy of Studiocanal.
To celebrate the new “Swallows and Amazons” film opening in cinemas on 19th August, we’re giving you the chance to win a pile of Swallows and Amazons goodies (pictured), courtesy of Studiocanal.
SCHOOL’S out and it’s time to play. What better time to release Swallows And Amazons and inspire children to hunt pirates instead of Pokemon and enjoy traditional pleasures like campfires, sailing and spying on the neighbours.
Breathless but driven by boundless energy, film producer Nick Barton leads his guest down a narrow gulley enclosed on both sides by ancient rock formations.
The cinema release of Swallows And Amazons will likely evoke many memories of childhood adventures. Chris Wiltshire visits film locations in the Lake District and proves you’re never too old to enjoy Arthur Ransome’s classic tale.
The new Swallows and Amazons film is here! Now in cinemas across the UK and Ireland, it stars Rafe Spall, Andrew Scott, Kelly MacDonald, Jessica Hynes and Harry Enfield.
The added action does also give the film a bit more vim and vigour than the overly genteel 1974 screen Swallows and Amazons , long a stalwart of holiday TV schedules.
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Swallows and Amazons started principal filming in the Lake District in June 2015. The team shot mainly in Yorkshire and the Lake District with two days in Scotland, which was used for the seaplane.
A Somerset sailing club has found itself at the centre of Hollywood blockbuster Swallows and Amazons after teaching one of its stars to take to the water.
Adapted from Arthur Ransom’s 1930 novel, this pre-WWII adventure sees four kids come up against Russian spies during their holiday in the Lake District.